Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I have some positive news for colleagues in relation to the NBN: it is now available nationwide to around 4.8 million premises. By 30 June, it will be available to 5.4 million premises nationwide, which represents 50 per cent of the nation. The state-by-state breakdowns are similar for each jurisdiction. There are over two million people who can currently access the NBN. One of the reasons why this government has put such a focus on the NBN is because of what we inherited from our predecessors, which was what was essentially a failed project. But Senator Georgiou is right: the NBN is important and it will be providing important new opportunities online.